A close-up shot of a tick moving across someone's pants - Rbkomar/Getty Images While we often think of ticks as creatures lurking in the wild, their eggs can make themselves at home in the most ...

The mother of two children infected with relapsing fever said Wednesday she believes the source of the disease was ticks in a bird's nest on the porch of a cabin on Flathead Lake's Wildhorse Island, ...

Parasites are a major risk for group-living animals and seabirds are notoriously susceptible to ectoparasite infestations because they commonly nest in dense colonies. Ticks parasitize seabirds across ...

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A recent study reveals that pet flea and tick treatments are poisoning wild birds. The study found that songbirds that collect and line their nests with pet fur are at greatest risk. “No nest was free ...

When you spot a tick on your dog or cat, your first instinct may be to panic or feel squeamish. Next come the questions: How ...